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. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham. one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. >>> it looks nice there. check out another post card scene. this one near boston. the boardwalk. in the town of hull. on bo
. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay...
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the five young muslim men are from the washington, d.c., area. they were arrested in early december. four u.s. troops were killed on sunday in afghanistan in a roadside bombing. they were the first american combat deaths of the new year. a british soldier died in a separate attack. and it turns out the suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. employees in afghanistan last week was a jordanian. reports today said he had been recruited to try to infiltrate al-qaeda. prime minister nouri al-maliki vowed today to keep the heat on private guards who worked for blackwater u.s.a. five guards were accused of killing 14 civilians in baghdad in 2007. but last week, a federal judge in washington threw out the charges. today, maliki promised lawsuits in both american and iraqi courts. >> for our part, we have done what is necessary to protect our citizens and to punish those who committed the crime. we have formed committees and filed a lawsuit against the black water security firm. both in america and iraq. we won't abandon our right to punish this firm. >> s
the five young muslim men are from the washington, d.c., area. they were arrested in early december. four u.s. troops were killed on sunday in afghanistan in a roadside bombing. they were the first american combat deaths of the new year. a british soldier died in a separate attack. and it turns out the suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. employees in afghanistan last week was a jordanian. reports today said he had been recruited to try to infiltrate al-qaeda. prime minister nouri al-maliki...
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"washington times." late last week with a radically revamped their editorial stamp. they will be a newspaper that focuses on general news and politics, local, regional, and national economic issues. they are focusing on two sections. the main section here, and here they have their commentary, and expanded commentary section in "the washington times." leading with comments from new gingrich, pete ferraro, and john bolton, who wrote this morning open-" the critical -- this morning "as the president learned anything during his first year -- has the president learned anything during his first year? plo is not promising. too often, mr. obama seems either uninterested in the global threats we face, and persuaded that the current -- that they constitute dangers to the country." virginia, gary, your thoughts on ben bernanke and regulation on the part of the fed? caller: thank you very much, i really appreciate you taking my call. i had to use every gray sell that i had to try to understand ben bernanke last nigh
"washington times." late last week with a radically revamped their editorial stamp. they will be a newspaper that focuses on general news and politics, local, regional, and national economic issues. they are focusing on two sections. the main section here, and here they have their commentary, and expanded commentary section in "the washington times." leading with comments from new gingrich, pete ferraro, and john bolton, who wrote this morning open-" the critical --...
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well now he left a little bit early on his way back to washington. he should get there by lunchtime today. because of all the things on his plate, including that terror agenda, tomorrow he's got the big meeting with his security and intelligence teams. i'm told no heads going to roll. there isn't going to be a single person held accountable for now. though when congress weighs in and has congressional hearings, how certain people do at those congressional hearings. whether it's dennis blair, director of national intelligence, janet napolitano or michael lighter, head of the national terrorism center. how they perform could dictate how long they're in their job. this week we'll hear from health care and by friday, new unemployment numbers. so a busy year already kicks off for the president. >> nbc's chuck todd, safe travel home. >>> the military says four u.s. troops were killed on sunday by a roadside bomb in southern afghanistan, the first u.s. combat deaths in afghanistan this year. >>> in china, a highway overpass under construction collapsed on s
well now he left a little bit early on his way back to washington. he should get there by lunchtime today. because of all the things on his plate, including that terror agenda, tomorrow he's got the big meeting with his security and intelligence teams. i'm told no heads going to roll. there isn't going to be a single person held accountable for now. though when congress weighs in and has congressional hearings, how certain people do at those congressional hearings. whether it's dennis blair,...
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-- "washington journal." the author of a "j.f.k. and vietnam" with a discussion of today's policy in afghanistan. john newman is a professor at the university of maryland in the honors program. here to talk to us about j.f.k. and vietnam and more broadly the issue of afghanistan and president obama. a couple of weeks ago david obey was quoted in talking about these parallels between afghanistan and pick -- and vietnam. he was quoted as saying that "i came here in the house in 1969 and i determined that i would give nixon a year because he inherited the war. he said he bit his tongue for the war and he reminded the current president of the mistakes of the earlier war. i said the same thing, he said, to obama. what were the lessons that president obama should take from j.f.k.'s early experience in getting the u.s. into vietnam? guest: you hear the criticism in comparing afghanistan to vietnam and people say this is not vietnam. that is true in certain ways, but in many more ways it is just like vietnam and beco
-- "washington journal." the author of a "j.f.k. and vietnam" with a discussion of today's policy in afghanistan. john newman is a professor at the university of maryland in the honors program. here to talk to us about j.f.k. and vietnam and more broadly the issue of afghanistan and president obama. a couple of weeks ago david obey was quoted in talking about these parallels between afghanistan and pick -- and vietnam. he was quoted as saying that "i came here in the...
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it's 25 in the washington. latest wind gusts around 20 miles an hour so the windchills are in the teens to near ten degrees. a-plusserry win gusting >>> don't forget, any time of the day or night, check your weather on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >>> when we come back, we'll check in with apollo ohno and find out about his views for the >> this morning on today's countdown to vancouver, with 39 days until the opening ceremony, we're camping up with a man who could become the most decorated u.s. winter olympian ever. speed skater apolo anton ohno is heading to his third winter games, two gold medals, one silver, two bronze. the seattle native is known for his signature look, a bandana and soul patch. he took the title in season four of "dancing with the stars." apolo, good morning to you. could become the most decorated american athlete in the winter olympics, ever. what you hear that, what goes through your mind? >> some chills. you know, i try to, first and foremost, i do my sport becau
it's 25 in the washington. latest wind gusts around 20 miles an hour so the windchills are in the teens to near ten degrees. a-plusserry win gusting >>> don't forget, any time of the day or night, check your weather on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >>> when we come back, we'll check in with apollo ohno and find out about his views for the >> this morning on today's countdown to vancouver, with 39 days until the opening ceremony, we're camping up...
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then again we all kind of come to expect the unexpected around washington. >> yeah, no doubt. we just don't know what to expect. thank you once again live from san diego, kelly johnson. >>> much more redskins on the way. jason campbell's last game? we will address that speculation later in the show. >>> jim hazlett, i thought it was hazelet. sorry. steve spurrier reference? >> raining sunshine. >>> all right, under john harbaugh, the baltimore ravens are 11-0 against teams with losing records this season. baltimores destroyed four such teams. combined score 129-13. and they could beat the 5-10 raidners oakland, the ravens would be flying toward another playoff berth. let's go out to oakland where joe flacco and the guys are taking on the raiders. looking for that spot in the post season and they are in. first quarter driving in and there is willis mcgahee stepping into the end zone. ravens up 7-0. mcgahee running watch out for the stiff arm right here! good-bye. hello 77-yard touchdown run. baltimore up 14-3. longest play from scrimmage all season from the ravens. charlie frye
then again we all kind of come to expect the unexpected around washington. >> yeah, no doubt. we just don't know what to expect. thank you once again live from san diego, kelly johnson. >>> much more redskins on the way. jason campbell's last game? we will address that speculation later in the show. >>> jim hazlett, i thought it was hazelet. sorry. steve spurrier reference? >> raining sunshine. >>> all right, under john harbaugh, the baltimore ravens are...